Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-08
RALEIGH'S BUDGET.
NEWS NOTES FROM ALL OVER NORTH
CBROLINA.
A Judge to Rssiga-End Of Celebrated
Divorce Case-The Re-
cent Floods.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch

intendent-of-Publi instruction ringer
left to day for Hyde county TO inspect
the canals which are being cut through
State swamp lands by conyicts.
1t was learned to-day that Judge
James II. Merrimon, of the Twelfth dis
trict, intends resigning his scat ON the
Superior Court bench in about sixty
days.
The Arlington divorce suit, which has
been in the courts for several years,
ended at Henderson Saturday. 1t was
decided in favor of Mrs. Arlington, who
thus gets property worth some S2O, COO
in addition to the custody OF oil her
children.
A petition is being circulated for sig
natures at Newberne asking the Cover
nor to commute the death-sentcnce OF
Charles L. Jones to imprisonment for
life.
Contrary to the general impression,
the Supreme Court did not file an opinion
to-day in the Glersch case, which Is to
settle the question whether beer and
wine are or are not spirituous liquors.
There has been an unbroken week of
perfect weather Farming operations
have been resumed on high lands. Bot
tom lands are too wet in nearly all cases
to be ploughed. The main damage by
the rains was done east Of Greensboro d.
The mountain section escaped. Two
more washouts on railways are reported ;
one at Tar river, on the new railway from
Rocky Mount to Nashville. One abut-
ment of the bridge was swept away.
Communication in Nash, Edgecomb, and
Franklin counties is like that IN Wake,
Johnston, and some other counties-
badly interrupted 10y the loss OF bridges
Altogether in a distance OF sixty miles
from Raleigh it is calculated that over
100 important bridges are washed away
or ruined. The loss on bridges foots mp
many thousand dollars. while that Of
crops is far greater, and the aggregate
in the State is hundreds of thousands.
Saturday the great ireshet made itself
felt near GOldsboro'. After threatening
the track of the North Carolina railroad,
as reported, it attacked that OF the VIII
mington and Weldon road. II made a
break of about fifty feet, and delayed
trains greatly. A large force was at
work there night before last and yester-
day, and the damage was repaired. The
damage in Wayne county is also heavy.
This great freshetw will never be forgotten.
People have in some cases to drive forty
miles to get only ten inan air line. They
are cut off from their usual markets.
Cotton, corn, and fodder are swept away
in many cases, and streams are yet
choked with all kinds of debrjs. Prince
vile, negro village on Tar river, oppo-
site rarboro', has been under water, and
its residents were driven to the Tarboro'
side for refuge.
Night before last a portion of the
great storage-sheds at the cottOn-seed
oil mills here gave way and fell vita a
crash. The massive brick foundation
had given way under the weight of over
1000 tons of seed, and all went down IN
the wreck. The loss will be several hun
bred dollars. The work OF saving the
seed began this morning, and # the
weather continues favorable all will be
put in other sheds.
1t is stated in kilograms from Wash
ingtOn that j. NJ. Brown, VINO in the
last election beat Reid for Congress in
the Fifth district, will be the RepuDli-
can candidate for Governor. Prominent
Republicans here, when asked about this
statement to-day, said there was nothing
in it so far as they knew
IT is reported here that exConRress-
man A. NJ. Waddell, of Wilmington, Is
an avowed candidate for Rsnsom's seat
in the Senate. 1t is certainly well I'M
derstood here that Minister JARVIS will
press bis claims for that position.
The reports which will be presented TO
the State Baptist Convention next week
will be very gratifying to members of
that denomination. They will show that
work has been unceasing i'll all depart
ments, and that there has been an in
crease of membership amounting to some
10000.
Cardinal Gibbons is expected at Vii
mington this week on his way home.
1t is expected that n negro named
Grimes will be tried at Wilson this week
for the capital crime OF burglary. lie
was captured in Virginia
Mr.. John Roper's cotton-gin and
twelve bales of cotton were burned a
few days ago in Ric lmond county. The
loss was 81, eco, with 81, 200 insurance.
The epidemic of diphtheria, which for
some weeks has prevailed over nearly
all the State west Of Goldsboro', is re-
ported as having practically ended. The
mortality has at many places been heavy.
The Supreme Court will grant new
trial to n. p. Morgan, of New Hanover
county, who was recently convicted OF
burning his store and sentenced to fif-
teen years in the penitentiary. 1t IS
now said that his clerk. who has fed,
committed the crime.
The Pennsylvania-railway people were
in consultation Saturday at Goldsb0rO'
with Mr.. Washington Bryan, president
of the Atlantic and North Carolina rail
road, and it is said that the object WAS
the extension OF the road beyond Colds
boro'. You were informed some days
ago that such movement was on foot
Arrangements are being made for
more rapid work on the Carthage rail
way. BY the spring it will probably be
completed The directors meet this
week.
So rapid was the rise of Neuse river
Friday night that a number of negroes
living on lowlands near GOldsborO' were
in great peril. All were rescued by
means of boats.
John Witherspoon, negro, only four
teen years of age, is the person who last
week broke into the Fayetteville post
office and stole registered packages con-
tanning $50. He was captured at Smith
field and Is now in Jail to be tried at
Raleigh this month. He had no accom-
plices in the crime.
The Republican Coalition Reform can
didates for the Legislature are pledged